Waskom

Population: 1,862
Median household income: $54,135
Median home value: $91,300

Waskom, a community in Harrison County, Texas, has 1,862 residents. At $54,135, its median household income sits below Harrison County's $66,040.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waskom's population grew 15.2% from 1,617 to 1,862, while its median home value rose 11.2% from $82,100 to $91,300.

The typical home was built around 1976. 11.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,862
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $54,135
Median home value: $91,300
Median gross rent: $1,115
Housing units: 769
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6171,862

Median household income

$32,188$54,135

Median home value

$82,100$91,300

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,115

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,617	$32,188	$82,100	$1,063
2020	1,726	$38,393	$80,000	$1,084
2021	1,818	$43,011	$83,300	$1,144
2022	1,682	$47,313	$90,200	$1,167
2023	1,862	$54,135	$91,300	$1,115

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3420.7%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	165	8.9%
5 to 17	286	15.4%
18 to 24	137	7.4%
25 to 34	385	20.7%
35 to 44	247	13.3%
45 to 54	101	5.4%
55 to 64	255	13.7%
65 to 74	107	5.7%
75 and over	179	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,173	63.0%
Black or African American	308	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	1.9%
Two or more races	29	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	317	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate45.0%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	208	16.3%
High school graduate	573	45.0%
Some college or associate's	404	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	79	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled18.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	576	78.9%
Carpooled	133	18.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	0.5%
Other means	17	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	267	36.8%
15 to 29 min	126	17.4%
30 to 44 min	251	34.6%
45 to 59 min	36	5.0%
60+ min	46	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 11.9% (222 of 1,862)

	Count	Share
Family households	438	71.0%
Nonfamily households	179	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	617	80.2%
Vacant	152	19.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	452	73.3%
Renter-occupied	165	26.7%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	464	60.3%
1-unit, attached	6	0.8%
2 to 4 units	29	3.8%
5 to 19 units	46	6.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	224	29.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4876636
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.4766, -94.0646